Appropriates $12,570,600 to the Commission on Aging for fiscal year 2017; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 13; requires a management review implementation report; and requires a region three Area Agency on Aging report to be submitted quarterly.

This is the fiscal year 2017 appropriation bill for the Idaho Commission on Aging. It appropriates $4,531,000 from the General Fund, and $8,039,600 in federal funds, for a total of $12,570,600 and 13.00 FTP. It includes appropriation adjustments for employee benefit costs, statewide cost allocation, 27th payroll, and an ongoing 3% merit-based increase in employee compensation for permanent employees to be distributed at the discretion the director. This bill also includes two sections of legislative intent language. The first section directs the commission to provide an annual report to the Legislature on how the commission is implementing the audit findings and recommendations from the Legislative Services Office, Audits Division, Management Report 18715. The second section of intent language directs the commission to provide quarterly reports on the status of selecting and transitioning responsibilities to a new Area Agency on Aging (AAA) in southwest Idaho.